The floc settles by gravity to the bottom of a sedimentation basin. Clean water travels up through the plate settlers and spills over into the weirs. and the clarified water then flows to the filters. On its way, hypochlorite is added to it to start the disinfection process. Sediment from the basins is collected and treated to create a beneficial soil amendment to be used on farms.
DID YOU KNOW?
Wyckoff has eight total sedimentation basins, six of which are designed for a maximum flow rate of 15 MGD. Two Sedimentation basins are designed for a maximum of 12.5 MG.
